Future of Afghanistan..........

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers a short statement before the start of a U.N.-backed conference on Afghanistan in The Hague. Clinton is hoping to win support at the 90-nation conference for greater military involvement along with increased economic development and army and police training to defeat al Qaeda and Taliban insurgents.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrives at the Catshuis in The Hague, Netherlands, ahead of U.N.-sponsored conference on the future of Afghanistan. The international conference on pacifying Afghanistan will include two unlikely partners for peace, the United States and Iran.

Taliban and al-Qaida must be stopped..........

President Barack Obama over 4,000 more military troops into Afghanistan, vowing to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat" the terrorist al-Qaida network in Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan. Obama said the fresh infusion of U.S. forces is designed to bolster the Afghan army and turn up the heat on terrorists that he said are plotting new attacks against Americans.

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks in Washington announcing a comprehensive, new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan . Standing behind is U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
I'm wondering if you noticed..................Correct me if I'm wrong............But didn't Bush say the same thing?

Waters Rising.........

A member of Valley Water Rescue, patrols the Oxbow housing development in a rubber boat looking for residents to evacuate from houses flooded by the Red River, south of Fargo, North Dakota.

Rescuers travel on an airboat over an icy cornfield on their way to check on flood-threatened home owners in the Oxbow housing development near the Red River, south of Fargo, North Dakota.

Here He Comes Again.........

US President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference in the White House in Washington, DC. Obama said he expected "steady progress" resolving disputes with Iran after he made an unprecedented video appeal to the Islamic republic.
He loves the TV..........I guess we are stuck with this face every month for that length of time....
I listened to part of his speech and then tried to find something else to watch on TV..........I just don't get into...........Presidential speeches........

The Nano........

Tata chairman Ratan Tata drives a prototype of the new car in New Delhii. India's Tata Motors have launched the world's cheapest car "the Nano," hoping to revolutionise travel for millions and buck a slump in auto sales caused by the global economic crisis.
I'll take 2 of these little cars at that price.................I hope they find a way to install air conditioning, because it's really needed............

An employee uncovers a "Nano" at the Geneva Motor Show on March 5.

Another Plane Crash

Officials investigate the scene of fatal plane crash outside the Butte Airport in Butte, Mont., on Sunday, March 22, 2009. A small plane, possibly carrying children on a ski trip, crashed Sunday as it approached the Butte airport, killing 14 to 17 people aboard, according to a federal official. The single engine turboprop nose-dived into a cemetery 500 feet from its destination. I still see that we are not safe, from anything.

The Thing

One question.................why isn't he already........DEAD? That's my "American" opinion.........!

An undated recent file picture of Al-Qaeda Osama bin Laden in an undisclosed location inside Afghanistan. Bin Laden called on radical Islamists in Somalia to overthrow new President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, according to an audiotape posted on the Internet on Thursday.

Actress Mourned

Actress Natasha Richardson died of blunt impact to the head, Medical examimer listed cause of death was "epidural hematoma due to blunt impact to the head." Publicist for Richardson's husband, Liam Neeson, confirmed her death Wednesday without giving details on the cause.

This 2008 photo shows actor Liam Neeson and his actress wife Natasha Richardson arriving for the British premiere of the latest film "The Chronicles of Narnia-Prince Caspian", in London's Greenwich. The actress has died following a ski accident, according to a spokesman for her husband.

White House Celebration.....

This man plays the bagpipes with the Shannon Rovers in front of The White House in Washington Tuesday, March 17, 2009. They played at the St. Patrick's Day event at The White House that evening.

President Barack Obama and Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen walk down the steps of the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 17, 2009, after attending a St. Patrick's Day luncheon.

A waiter serves green champagne to guests during a St Patricks Day reception hosted by President Barack Obama in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
I wonder how much of the taxpayer's money went to host this party.........he's spending just as much as other corporate executive's, who he's putting the "spending collar" on.

Memo To Employes

As the CFO of this business that employs 140 people, I have resigned myself to the fact that Barack Obama is our next President and that our taxes and government fees will increase in a BIG way.

To compensate for these increases, I figure that the Clients will have to see an increase in our fees to them of about 8% but since we cannot increase our fees right now due to the dismal state of our economy, we will have to lay off six (6) of our employees instead.

This has really been eating at me for a while, as we believe we are family here and I didn't know how to choose who will have to go. So, this is what I did.

I strolled through our parking lot and found 8 Obama bumper stickers on our employees' cars and have decided these folks will be the first to be laid off. I can't think of a more fair way to approach this problem. These folks wanted change; I'm giving it to them.

Sincerely,

The Boss

Actor Ron Silver

Actor Ron Silver has died in New York City after a two-year battle with esophageal cancer. The Creative Coalition Executive Director Robin Bronk says the 62-year-old, who co-founded the nonprofit, died peacefully in his sleep with his family around him early Sunday morning March 15, 2009.
Silver starred in a recurring role as a slick strategist for liberal President Jed Bartlet on "The West Wing," that had a long history of balancing acting with left-leaning social and political causes.

Barbara Bush.........Released.....

Former US first lady Barbara Bush, seen here in January 2009, was released from a Texas hospital Friday, nine days after undergoing open heart surgery. Former first lady, 83, thanked the doctors and staff at Methodist Hospital as she left with her husband, former President George H. W. Bush. This lady is the same age as my Mom and I hope she does well.